Top names of the 1880s

Top names of the 1880s

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during 1880 - 1889. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 1,177,169 male births and
1,399,571 female births.

Popular names of the 1880s

Males

Females

Rank

Name

Number

Name

Number

1

John

89,950

Mary

91,668

2

William

84,881

Anna

38,159

3

James

54,056

Emma

25,404

4

George

47,651

Elizabeth

25,006

5

Charles

46,656

Margaret

21,799

6

Frank

30,967

Minnie

21,724

7

Joseph

26,292

Ida

18,283

8

Henry

24,139

Bertha

18,263

9

Robert

24,074

Clara

17,717

10

Thomas

23,750

Alice

17,142

11

Edward

23,133

Annie

17,027

12

Harry

22,649

Florence

16,699

13

Walter

18,186

Bessie

15,373

14

Arthur

16,180

Grace

15,227

15

Fred

15,602

Ethel

14,866

16

Albert

14,375

Sarah

14,715

17

Samuel

9,129

Ella

13,936

18

Clarence

8,760

Martha

13,911

19

Louis

8,275

Nellie

13,761

20

David

7,569

Mabel

13,096

21

Joe

7,097

Laura

12,806

22

Charlie

7,091

Carrie

12,514

23

Richard

7,010

Cora

11,954

24

Ernest

6,700

Helen

11,496

25

Roy

6,565

Maude

11,453

26

Will

6,196

Lillian

11,270

27

Andrew

6,053

Gertrude

11,100

28

Jesse

6,003

Rose

11,064

29

Oscar

5,982

Edna

11,020

30

Willie

5,906

Pearl

10,903

31

Daniel

5,680

Edith

10,881

32

Benjamin

5,407

Jennie

10,220

33

Carl

5,227

Hattie

10,199

34

Sam

5,069

Mattie

9,844

35

Alfred

4,837

Eva

9,800

36

Earl

4,830

Julia

9,800

37

Peter

4,656

Myrtle

9,769

38

Elmer

4,627

Louise

9,596

39

Frederick

4,603

Lillie

9,467

40

Howard

4,349

Jessie

9,186

41

Lewis

4,342

Frances

9,182

42

Ralph

4,269

Catherine

8,915

43

Herbert

4,257

Lula

8,882

44

Paul

4,197

Lena

8,691

45

Lee

3,945

Marie

8,490

46

Tom

3,786

Ada

8,423

47

Herman

3,689

Josephine

7,732

48

Martin

3,595

Fannie

7,527

49

Jacob

3,566

Lucy

7,520

50

Michael

3,559

Dora

7,288

51

Jim

3,520

Agnes

7,237

52

Claude

3,504

Maggie

7,072

53

Ben

3,449

Blanche

6,925

54

Eugene

3,430

Katherine

6,922

55

Francis

3,244

Elsie

6,647

56

Grover

3,184

Nora

6,521

57

Raymond

3,135

Mamie

6,330

58

Harvey

3,123

Rosa

6,157

59

Clyde

3,034

Stella

6,130

60

Edwin

3,011

Daisy

6,054

61

Edgar

3,006

May

5,881

62

Ed

2,957

Effie

5,850

63

Lawrence

2,919

Mae

5,647

64

Bert

2,808

Ellen

5,402

65

Chester

2,699

Nettie

5,313

66

Jack

2,684

Ruth

5,298

67

Otto

2,679

Alma

5,190

68

Luther

2,619

Della

5,048

69

Charley

2,550

Lizzie

5,035

70

Guy

2,489

Sadie

4,915

71

Floyd

2,476

Sallie

4,840

72

Ira

2,379

Nancy

4,792

73

Ray

2,371

Susie

4,780

74

Hugh

2,355

Maud

4,201

75

Isaac

2,311

Flora

4,195

76

Oliver

2,287

Irene

4,002

77

Patrick

2,285

Etta

3,973

78

Homer

2,213

Katie

3,907

79

Theodore

2,176

Lydia

3,902

80

Leonard

2,144

Lottie

3,888

81

Leo

2,098

Viola

3,806

82

Alexander

2,081

Caroline

3,743

83

August

2,012

Addie

3,739

84

Harold

2,001

Hazel

3,644

85

Allen

1,998

Georgia

3,540

86

Jessie

1,843

Esther

3,476

87

Archie

1,816

Mollie

3,471

88

Philip

1,741

Olive

3,456

89

Stephen

1,684

Willie

3,397

90

Horace

1,650

Harriet

3,369

91

Marion

1,624

Emily

3,368

92

Bernard

1,616

Charlotte

3,311

93

Anthony

1,611

Amanda

3,280

94

Julius

1,605

Kathryn

3,276

95

Warren

1,580

Lulu

3,253

96

Leroy

1,574

Susan

3,231

97

Clifford

1,552

Kate

3,194

98

Eddie

1,526

Nannie

3,165

99

Sidney

1,505

Jane

2,971

100

Milton

1,479

Amelia

2,957

101

Leon

1,475

Virginia

2,948

102

Alex

1,451

Mildred

2,919

103

Lester

1,440

Beulah

2,866

104

Emil

1,434

Eliza

2,851

105

Dan

1,402

Rebecca

2,849

106

Willis

1,388

Ollie

2,832

107

Everett

1,374

Belle

2,648

108

Dave

1,339

Ruby

2,603

109

Leslie

1,292

Pauline

2,593

110

Rufus

1,283

Matilda

2,533

111

Alvin

1,256

Theresa

2,505

112

Perry

1,255

Hannah

2,480

113

Lloyd

1,254

Henrietta

2,480

114

Victor

1,242

Ora

2,391

115

Calvin

1,236

Estella

2,321

116

Harrison

1,235

Leona

2,151

117

Norman

1,235

Augusta

2,145

118

Wesley

1,186

Eleanor

2,136

119

Jess

1,182

Rachel

2,128

120

Percy

1,166

Amy

2,127

121

Amos

1,161

Sara

2,127

122

Dennis

1,107

Anne

2,126

123

Jerry

1,106

Marion

2,109

124

Nathan

1,106

Iva

2,108

125

Franklin

1,098

Ann

2,104

126

Alonzo

1,088

Nina

2,093

127

Matthew

1,068

Dorothy

2,088

128

Mack

1,062

Lola

2,054

129

Earnest

1,043

Lela

1,915

130

Gus

1,029

Beatrice

1,900

131

Russell

1,023

Josie

1,884

132

Adam

1,020

Sophia

1,865

133

Jay

1,016

Estelle

1,841

134

Wallace

1,009

Mayme

1,841

135

Otis

1,006

Barbara

1,820

136

Stanley

997

Evelyn

1,817

137

Adolph

994

Maria

1,732

138

Jake

972

Inez

1,633

139

Roscoe

969

Allie

1,606

140

Maurice

961

Essie

1,554

141

Melvin

960

Delia

1,546

142

Gilbert

957

Mable

1,544

143

Ross

951

Millie

1,527

144

Willard

939

Alta

1,523

145

Mark

928

Betty

1,519

146

Levi

927

Callie

1,515

147

Wilbur

914

Janie

1,491

148

Cornelius

911

Rosie

1,485

149

Jose

911

Victoria

1,440

150

Aaron

910

Ola

1,421

151

Elbert

905

Gladys

1,420

152

Emmett

901

Louisa

1,420

153

Phillip

898

Ina

1,406

154

Morris

895

Eula

1,396

155

Noah

895

Luella

1,384

156

Claud

881

Vera

1,365

157

Clinton

867

Lou

1,364

158

Felix

863

Celia

1,363

159

Moses

859

Nell

1,345

160

Elijah

856

Goldie

1,327

161

Nelson

849

Winifred

1,309

162

Simon

841

Bettie

1,298

163

Lonnie

832

Hilda

1,280

164

Virgil

827

Sophie

1,267

165

Hiram

825

Christine

1,266

166

Jasper

820

Marguerite

1,256

167

Marshall

804

Tillie

1,254

168

Manuel

802

Birdie

1,237

169

Sylvester

796

Rena

1,219

170

Fredrick

783

Eunice

1,216

171

Mike

779

Bertie

1,153

172

Abraham

776

Olga

1,116

173

Silas

775

Sylvia

1,109

174

Irvin

770

Lucille

1,108

175

Max

765

Bess

1,099

176

Owen

758

Isabelle

1,092

177

Christopher

752

Genevieve

1,088

178

Reuben

742

Leila

1,079

179

Glenn

731

Mathilda

1,065

180

Nicholas

730

Dollie

1,063

181

Ellis

728

Isabel

1,053

182

Marvin

726

Verna

1,052

183

Wiley

726

Bernice

1,037

184

Eli

721

Loretta

1,036

185

Edmund

708

Rhoda

1,024

186

Ollie

706

Cornelia

1,020

187

Cecil

705

Sally

1,010

188

Cleveland

702

Jean

1,000

189

Curtis

695

Alberta

992

190

Timothy

693

Winnie

989

191

Harley

685

Lelia

987

192

Jeff

685

Lois

954

193

Anton

674

Myra

953

194

Alva

663

Harriett

938

195

Wilson

660

Roxie

933

196

Irving

654

Adeline

932

197

Clayton

653

Abbie

929

198

Rudolph

652

Flossie

924

199

Vernon

636

Sue

918

200

Hubert

634

Christina

916

Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of
March 2017. See the limitations of
this data source.